A 30-seat Italian restaurant serving pizzas and pastas opened in Jalan Klapa, off North Bridge Road, last Friday.

It is run by husband-and-wife duo Antonio Cocozza and Germaine Wong.

Chef Cocozza, who is from Naples, better known as Italy's pizza capital, has been in the food industry for about 25 years. He previously worked at Italian restaurants here, including Senso Ristorante & Bar and the now-defunct Bice.

For now, it will have just pastas and pizzas. Offerings range from rigatoni with sausages and porcini mushrooms to gnocchi florentine, oven-baked gnocchi with mozzarella, parmesan and basil. Choose from pizzas such as Bianca, which is topped with white truffle cream, smoked mozzarella, smoked pancetta and basil; and Ortolana, which has zucchini, red capsicum, eggplant, mozzarella and basil.

The pastas and pizzas are priced from $19 to $24.

The restaurant plans to roll out a full menu in the next three weeks or so, which will include antipasti and desserts.

The bakery has opened a second outlet in Kovan, after its first outlet opened last July in Jalan Kuras in the Upper Thomson area. Choose from a variety of sourdough loaves which take up to 24 hours to make. These include the Bordelaise Sourdough ($7.90), a blend of rye and whole wheat; Walnut Sourdough ($8.50); Cheese Sourdough ($8.50) and Farmer Olives Sourdough ($8.50).

The bakery also churns out sweet breads, such as the Cinnamon Raisin Walnut bread ($3.90), filled with juicy raisins, walnuts and a swirl of cinnamon sugar.